Honors Thesis Examples

EBIO听student's听Honors Thesis submissions from past years听are archived here with听abstracts from the student's respective papers. Peruse several of the submissions to get a sense of the area's of study our students delve into for their Honors Thesis projects.

Published Examples

-听H. A. O'Lear and T. R. Seastedt - 1994

-听Sheridan J. Pauker and T. R. Seastedt - 1996

听- Demetri Hilario Theodoratus and M. Deane Bowers - 1998

- K.J. Reever Morghan & T. R. Seastedt - 1999

- 听Douglas D. Lim, Philip Motta, Kyle Mara, Andrew P. Martin - 2010

-听听Elizabeth W. Daly &听Pieter T. J. Johnson - 2011

-听Richard B. Hartson,听 Sarah A. Orlofske,听 Vanessa E. Melin,听 Robert T. Dillon Jr.,听and Pieter T. J. Johnson - 2011

-听M.R. Ross, S.C. Castle, N.N. Barger - 2012

-听Anna C. Peterson &听Katherine L. D. Richgels &听Pieter T. J. Johnson &听Valerie J. McKenzie - 2012

-听Angela Knerl & M. Deane Bowers听

-听Jason Lambden & Pieter T. J. Johnson - 2013

- Rachel J Bradley & Rebecca J. Safran - 2014

听-听R. J. Bradley & J. K. Hubbard & B. R. Jenkins &听R. J. Safran - 2014

- Oren Rabinowitz and Erin A. Tripp - 2015

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Microclimate Effect on Timing of Leaf and Flower Emergence in Malus Spring Snow - Stine Skalmerud - 2020

Oct. 28, 2020

Abstract This study assessed the effect of several environmental factors on the timing and relative degree of budding of fruit trees in different locations in an urban setting. Development from immature buds to leaves and flowers was compared across different microclimates. Environmental factors considered included nonporous (impervious) surface area surrounding...

Abundance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Organic Farmland, Conventional Farmland and Secondary Forest - Eliane Bach - 2019

Oct. 19, 2020

Abstract Understanding the effects of different agricultural practices on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) communities is important for sustainable agricultural production, since AMF play an essential role in maintaining and promoting the health of crop-plant communities. Previous studies have demonstrated that organic farming methods promote greater diversity of AMF in crops...

The effects of shrubs on the flowering phenology of alpine species - Micaela Seaver - 2020

Oct. 19, 2020

Abstract The ability for communities to preserve their structure and function in the face of climate change is partially dependent on whether or not species within them can successfully reproduce. Two important measures of reproduction in many plant communities are the timing of flowering (鈥渇lowering phenology鈥�) and the number of...

Examining the Effects of Brood Size on Parent Provisioning and Foraging Behavior: A Field Experiment in Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) - Sage Madden- 2020

Oct. 19, 2020

Abstract According to life history theory, reproduction is costly, and increased parental effort can lead to reduced survival and fecundity. Animal parents are thus expected to balance trade-offs between investment in their current offspring and investment in their own survival and future reproductive attempts to maximize their lifetime fitness. In...

Understanding the Traits That Influence Herbivory on Switchgrass - Kevin Headrick - 2020

Oct. 19, 2020

Abstract Panicum virgatum L., commonly known as switchgrass, is a perennial bunch grass that is receiving attention as a potential candidate for biofuel production from its biomass (via conversion of cellulose to ethanol). Switchgrass is an extremely phenotypically diverse species that can be categorized into three main groups, called ecotypes,...

Experimental Evaluation of Salinity Tolerance in Euryhaline and Freshwater Cyanobacteria - Christopher Greidanus- 2020

Oct. 19, 2020

Abstract 麻豆影院 2.45 billion years ago, oxygen began to accumulate in Earth's atmosphere in a phenomenon known as the Great Oxygenation Event (GOE). While the timing of this event is fairly well understood from the geological record, the timing of the origin of its hypothesized driving factor, oxygenic photosynthesis, is...

Achromatic plumage is morphologically distinct between sexually monochromatic chickadees - Katherine Feldmann - 2020

Oct. 19, 2020

Abstract Species recognition is critical for maintaining species barriers by preventing interbreeding between distinct species that co-occur and regularly interact. In birds, feather ornamentation is a prominent mechanism underlying species recognition, where differences in feather coloration and patterning ( i.e., plumage) regulate reproductive transactions within, and also between, species. To...

An examination of genomic and acoustic differentiation between Eastern, Lilian鈥檚, and Western Meadowlarks (Sturnella magna, S. m. lilianae, and S. neglecta) - Johanna Beam- 2020

Oct. 19, 2020

Abstract Understanding species boundaries is a fundamental, but challenging, component of describing and understanding the generation and maintenance of biodiversity. Examining differences among very recently diverged populations can provide insight into the traits and evolutionary mechanisms that drive divergence. The genus Sturnella includes two recently diverged species, the Eastern (...

Fall 2018 - Honors Thesis Students

June 13, 2018

Is a Corpse a Corpse? Spatial Aspects of Necrophoresis in the Western Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis - David Zelagin - 2015

Jan. 8, 2016

Abstract Disease poses a threat to any society, and this threat is amplified for societies persisting in cramped quarters over extended periods of time. Highly social (eusocial) insects actively combat the danger of pathogen proliferation with a myriad of tactics, one of which is necrophoresis or the removal of corpses...

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